The Republican journal., 1887-10-20
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

Council of United Fellowship will be organic
ell this evening at Odd Fellows Hall.
Prof. J. c. Written of this city, opened dane
ing school at Carvers IIarbor, on Tuesday.
Mr. Arnold Harris is repairing the stores on
Main street occupied by G.. G. Pierce and II. J.
| Locke
Mr. II. p. Chase has just laid new carpet in the
Office of the Register of Probate at the Court
! House.
The families in double tenement house in this
city disagree so decidedly that communication has
been cut off by erecting high board fence between
the front doors.
Mr.. A. J. Condon of this city, now in Colorado
travelling for Kansas City house, was recently in
jured in a railroad accident. but has recovered.
| The train ran into a Washout.
Mr.. Henry o. Dodge, of this city, will move his
vest business from High street to his new factory
on Saturday, and the Saturday following the
business from Towards shop will be moved.
Mr.. Selwyn Thompson, son of County Commis
sloner |. b. Thompson, of Morrill,, will enter into
the manufacture of clothing in this city, and has
taken the rooms on High street to be vacated
by Mr.. Henry o. Dodge.
A commercial traveller from Boston was drunk
In our streets one evening last week, and insuted
a number of ladies'. He was arrested and taken to
Jail, but was liberated by Il Jail commissioner. lie
settled
The CurtisWilcox Comedy company, which
closed weeks engagement in Belfast on Satur-
day, had a cat which weighed nineteen pounds, one
of the largest ever seen here. 1t was Il short
haired feline.
Our citizens continue to feed the Italian work
men. Last week Mrs. Frank Lancaster and Mrs
}. l.. Sleeper furnished coffee and Mrs John
Wadn doughnuts, and Mrs. Edward Sibley and
Mrs. a. Z. Sibiey have also fed the laborers.
TIE YACHTS. The Edna will be stripped this
week and hauled out for the winter. The sclr.
VIM. Frederick went afoul OF Mr.. Wcbsters Yacht
last week and broke her topmast in the cap......
The Jeanette is still ailoat a:.d will be for some
time.
Mr.. y. X. p. Moore, a veteran of the war and a
ponsioncr, has obtained increase of pension.
For some time Mr.. Moore has been at work for the
| government repairing the mason work at the
Castine Eight house, and we understand has other
jobs upon light houses.
The case of Henry Wyman, of this city, charged
with selling liquor without United States license,
came up for a hearing at Portland last week.
| Wyman was acquitted on the plea that he has not
sold liquor for six months. \ witness for the
prosecution said he bought rum, but not from
Wyman, but at a brick store the foot of Main
street.
Mr. !. V. Miller of this city, is the champion
checker player i'll this vicinity, if in Maine He
has been playing Il series of games with noted
players all the ruilntry and has not vet been
beaten in matched series. Recently he began
| series Of eight games with man namet otto Rob
inson, at Carthage, Missouri. Miller was sure to
win five of the games when Robinson withdrew.
EDUCATIONAL. MEETING. The annual meeting
of the Waldo County Teachers Association will be
held at the High school room i'll this city, on Fri
| day and Saturday of this week. Friday evening
the teachers will be addressed by Prof. W. j.
Corthcll, Of the Gorlam Normal school, one of the
best educators i'll the state. Papers will he read
| by Miss Nellie J. Pierce of the Upper Grammar
School, Belfast by NJ. j. Dow, Of Brooks, and by
| Edward Evans and James Harding, of Waldo.
| All arc invited.
The double headed calf and eight legged pig
We're also to be seen for five cents, and last and
perhaps least state Constables Stevenson, Partridge
| and Mitchell-"three of q kind'-were there ami
| could be seen free of cost.
The above is from the Prog. Age report of the
recent fair at Unity. When add that Mr.. Mitch
ell was in Bangor and Mr.. Partridge at his home
| in Searsport at the time the Age locates them in
Unity it will be seen that the inaccuracy of the
statement, as well as the language used, are alike
| highly characteristic of the Prog. Age.
| STEAM HEATING. Steam for heating purposes.
is rapidly displacing the furnace. During the pas,
year steam heating apparatus has been put into
many public and private places in Belfast, ana 1T
| Tho mt NJ u 40;
in works at Mrs. j. Y. Cotrcll's Mr.. Chas Ginns,
ienry o. Dohge's factory, and at Mr.. Richard
Gurney's and Mrs. Mary L. Ihulstons at the Head
of the Tide At the latter place an engine has been
erected to give power TO a granite polishing mill
| and clothing maLuiactory.
INSOLVENCY COURT The following business
WAS done at the Court of Insolvency in this city last
week: On the matter of Rowe Emery. Of Frank
| fort, Il second meeting of the creditors will be held
at the November term of Court..... W. l.. Sudey.
of Belfast, granted dischar5e..... In the
matter of .ilanson Ford, of Searsport, the first
| meeting of creditors was held and Il. W. Rogers
| ESD was appointed assignee. In the matter Of
| Samuel ii. West of stockton, the first meeting of
creditors held and Franklin Greer, Esd, was
appointed ASST gHcc.. In the matter of Horace
NJ. Thurlow, of Linconvic, and Alvin b. Nick
| itors will be held at the November term Of Court
| Mr. George +. Lewis, of North Haven, has been
| appointed Deputy Collector OF Customs for that
town in place of Mr.. Nelson Mulin who has re
| signed and will vacatc the office November first
Mr. Lewis was in Belfast Saturday, but did not
see Collector Gushing the latter was i'll Camden.
Mr. Lewis is one of the selectnen of the town, and
two years ago represented his district in the Maine
| Legislature He is active young man. has the
confidence of his towns people, and the Collector
| is fortunate in his selection Mr.. MuIlin, the re
firing deputy, has made excellent official and is
one of the leading Republicans of the town. All
the suborlinates of the Belfast Custom House are
| now Democrats except the deputy at Ninalha, en-,
Mr. George Roberts, and it is said he will be allow
e,i to remain.
| MILLINERY. The millinery opening last week of
| Miss A. F. Southworth of the finest ever
| seen in this city, and attracted much attention.
| Her rooms were crowded and eNclama;ions of de
light were frequent from the admirers of fine head
wear. Feathers and wings nerquite largely into
the trimmings for fall and winter One very
| elegant hat built of Il very rich watcred vel
vet, whose color could only be compared to the
! reelection of the sunset clouds upon the sea Its
| trimmings very rich, ostrich plumes and
broad ribbon, each shaded to exactly match the
velvet and held in place by heavy silver buckle
| \ Frcnchy looking little bonnet of Aquarium green
with embroidered crown trimmed with Charles
l0h pink, with pert little hir, perchetl upon the
| side whose plumagc seemed combination of the
| colors of velvet and ribbon. trimmings of the
| season are broad, rich shaded watcred ribbons
shaded ostrich feathers and large buckles. Long
ends of ribbon again ornament the hats. Miss South
worth has new millincr who displays excellent
| taste and predict for Miss Souhworth a very
successful season.
| SHIPPING ITEMS Sch. July Fourth discharged
n cargo of coal last week for III. c. Pitcher Sch.
Charlotte L. Sibley arrived Sunday with Il cargo
of coal for Swan Sbey and after discharging
will go on the marine railway for repairs :. Capt.
bought one eighth of sch. Meyer & Muller, of this
| city, and will command her. Capt Perkins coming
home. The vessel is now at Darcn. Capt. j.
| Woodbury. Burgess will take command of schr.
William Frederick. Ship Antelope. 1859 tons,
built in Belfast in 1873 for Capt. Baker McNear
Boston, has been sold and will be conv erted into
| coal barge THE barge John Bunyan, formerly
bark, arrived at Boston 18th in tow from Bath -.
Sch z. A. Rudolph has loaded cargo of ice at III.
E. Piercc's i'll this city, for Newburne, n. Coco.
The trial of the collision case between the sch. st.